Local LGBTQ leaders speak out on Pride flag at VA in Biloxi
Leaders of Gulf Coast Equality, PFlag Gulfport, Vote your Pride Mississippi, Mississippi Rising Coalition, and the Trans Program released a joint statement Monday night in…
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Pride flag flying at Biloxi VA causing controversy
A Pride flag flying at the Biloxi VA entrance creates controversy among citizens. On Friday, Congressman Mike Ezell said in his weekly newsletter that he penned a letter…
Gulf Coast Equality Festival takes place in Biloxi
Crowds gathered on Harrah’s Great Lawn in Biloxi for the annual Gulf Coast Equality Festival. The festival is put on by members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies…
Biloxi celebrates its Third annual Pride Day on Coast
It may be the end of Pride Month, but members of the LGBTQ community on the Coast ended the month with a big celebration in Biloxi. The third annual Gulf Coast Pride Day was held on Saturday at Point Cadet…
Remembering the Stonewall Riots
Fifty year ago today, a New York City bar was raided, sparking a movement that continues to this very day. The month of June is Pride Month to commemorate the Stonewall Riots. “I looked up. There was a gun in…
Drag Brunch
Enjoy some mimosas and good food with some fabulous people all while supporting equality on the Gulf Coast. The Drag Brunch will take place at Café 1310 Sunday, July 29th at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $25 pre-sale and $30 at…
Gulf Coast Pride Fest
The Point Cadet Pavilion was filled with pride and bright colors on Saturday as members of the LGBTQ community came out to celebrate Gulf Coast Pride Fest. June is Pride Month and what better way to end the month than…
Approaching House Bill 1523
Tomorrow marks the day of the enactment of House Bill 1523 in the state of Mississippi. For the LGBTQ community, this could be a problem. News 25’s Tanner Stewart has our story. What has been known as the most sweeping…
Transgender equality on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Sunday marked the one year anniversary of a transgender woman’s death in St. Martin. Twenty-five year-old Dee Whigham was killed, along with several other transgender people in 2016. Since 2014, the number of transgender deaths by murder has increased significantly.…
Transgender Town Hall Meeting at USM Gulf Park Campus
Transgender rights have been a hot button topic not just throughout the Magnolia State, but all over the country. Tonight, the discussion continues during a town hall meeting on USM’s Gulf Park campus. The event started with a discussion led…
Trump revokes transgender guidance
Today the president’s administration reversed Obama-era guidelines that allowed transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice. The Trump administration continues to shake things up in the White House. The latest change is transgender student rights. Mississippi Rainbow Center…
Transgender bathroom guidance
The Trump Administration plans to revoke federal guidelines put out under former President Barack Obama allowing public school students to use restrooms and other facilities that correspond with their gender identity. Last year, the Obama Administration set guidelines requiring that…